The Sun. — London, England, 1838-11-09 00:00:00

PERSIA AND THE EAST. (From the Asiatic Journal for November.) A sketch of the political state of Affghanistan will furnish a key to the measures about to be pursued by Lord Auckland and his Council, and will explain the policy of these measures, which seems to be in some quarters misunderstood. When the Hon. M. Elphinstone visited the Court of Cabul, in 1808, the throne of that kingdom (a portion only of the once extensive empire of Affghanistan) was occupied by Shah Shooja-001-Moolk, then about thirty years of age, of whose character Mr. Elphinstone gave a favourable represen tation. In the succeeding year, soon after the British Embassy had left the country, Shah Shooja lost his kingdom through the treachery of his Vizier, Futteh Khan, head of the powerful fa mily of the Barukzyes, who placed Shooja's brother Mahmood on the throne of Cabul. The Court soon after became the theatre of factions; Prince Kamran, the son -of Shah Mah mood, indignant at the influence exercised by Futteh Khan over his father, plotted his downfal. The Shah of Persia had at this time demanded tribute from Herat, situated on its western frontier, and Futteh Khan, on pretext of aiding its Governor, a brother of Shah Mahmood, marched thither, beat off the Persians, made himself master of the fortress of Herat and usurped the government. On his return, Prince Kamran worked upon his weak father to sanction the putting Futteh Khan to death, which was done with circumstances of great cruelty and indignity, and the consequence was, that the fa mily of the Barukzyes were driven into rebellion. This was in 1818. Shah Mahmood was soon expelled from his insecure seat, and fled to Herat, where he died in 1829 ; his son Kam ran succeeding to this fragment of his power. Meanwhile, Shah Shooja, after many narrow escapes, having been placed under restraint and plundered by Runjeet Sing, had obtained an asylum in British India. On the exile of Shah Mahmood, he was recalled by Azeem Khan, the brother of Futteh, and head of the Barukzyes ; but this family being offended by some act of Shooja, they abandoned their first design, and filled the throne with his brother Ayoob, who was, however, a mere tool in the hands of Azeem Khan. Civil war had now ex hausted Affghanistan, and several of its provinces had fallen into the possession of Runjeet Sing, who, after the battle of Noushero, in 1823, established his power eastward of the Indus, and between that river and Peshawur, on its western bank. The success of Runjeet preyed upon the mind and health of Azeem Khan. He died, and in his last moments charged his son, who succeeded to his influence over the puppet monarch of Cabul, to hold no friendship with the ruler of the Punjab, but to carry fire and sword into his territories. Discord and anarchy followed the death of Azeem Khan ; his sou was expelled by his uncles, who seized upon the different provinces of Cabul. Shere Dil Khan established himself at Candahar; Sooltan Mahomed Khan, with his two brothers, Peer Mahomed Khan and Saed Ma homed Khan, possessed themselves of Peshawur, and Cabul, after having several masters, came under the control of Dost Mahomed Khan. Political jealousy bad sowed the seeds of everlasting discord between the brothers. The puppet king, Ayoob, was ejected from Cabul, and fled into the Punjab, where he was received and kept as a valuable deposit by Runjeet Sing, who could promote his political schemes by alternately negociating with the two fugitive monarchs, Shooja and Ayoob, or with either of the Barukzye chiefs; and by intrigue as much as by his arms, he has confirmed his authority west of the Indus, possessed himself of the valuable province of Cashmere, and obtained the vir tual dominion of Peshawur, Sooltan Mahomed Khan being a tributary of the Sikh Raja. The chiefs of Cabul and Peshawur are at direct enmity; the latter had an ally in his brother at Candahar, and both were more than sus pected of a design upon Cabul. The whole of the Barukzye family, however, concur in an equal dread of Shah Sooja (who has been a resident at Loodiana, under British protec tion) and of Prince Kamran of Herat, both of whom have preferable though conflicting claims to their possessions. It will now be easy to understand the object and policy of the measures adopted by our Indian Government. The Chief of Cabul, Dost Mahomed Khan, whether through Russian influence, or a desire to fortify himself against the enmity of his brothers and of the Sikhs, joined the Persians in their attack upon Herat, and advised that the troops of Persia and Cabul should march upon the Indus. The ruler of Herat, Shah Kamran, as he now terms himself, having defeated the Shah of Persia, who relinquished his enter prize against him, and being joined by the Uzbeks and other tribes, is strong enough to try for the recovery of the crown of Cabul. The ulterior views of the actual chief of that place, and of the Prince of Herat, with respect to the territories east of the Indus, are sufficiently well known from the representations of Col. Burnes) to render it highly inexpedient, on our part, or that of the sovereign of the Punjab, to permit the success of either ; accordingly, a treaty has been concluded between the British and Sikh Governments on the one part, and Shah Shooja, the de throned sovereign of Cabul on the other, to restore this Prince to his rightful power. The British troops, therefore, nterAffghanistan not as principals in the war, but, jointly illthe Sikhs, as auxiliaries of the legitimate King of Cabul. The influence which Russia has had in producing this state things is not apparent. The ambition of Dost Mahomed Khan, and his hatred of Runjeet Sing, against whom he has endeavoured to excite the British Government, are sufficient to account for the part he has taken ; and with respect to Prince Kamran, he must regard Russia, the ally of his enemy the Per sian King, as his foe. That the Russian Envoy supplanted C,aptain (now Colonel) Burnes at Cabul is true ; but the jealousy of British influence there is pardonable. Dort Mahomed Khan, the chief of Cabul, is described by Captain Burnes as an accomplished and intelligent person, of good talents for government. The Affghans are a sober, steady and simple people, but idle. They entertain a deep-rooted anti pathy to the Sikhs. Cabul is enclosed by high rocky hills; the Bala Hisser, which commands the city, stands on a narrow neck of land, about 150 feet above the level country. Captain Burnes represents this fort as " a poor, irregular, and dilapidated forti ffication, which could never withstand an escalade." The walls of the city are in ruins. Dost Mahomed Khan's cbiefship ex- Wilds north to the Hindoo Koosh and Bameen, west to the bill country of the Huzaras, south to Ghuzni, and east half way to Pesbawur. Tha country is mountainous and strong, though it has good roads through it. His military force, when Captain Burnes visited Cabul, in 1832, consisted of 9,000 Morse, well mounted and accoutred, 2,000 infantry, besides asexiliaries and village troops, and fourteen guns. 'he chief of Peshawur is a well-educated man, of good ta lents, and supposed to be favourably disposed towards the British. His military strength is unimportant and he is at the mercy of the Sikhs. The preseel ruler of Candahar is Cohun Dil Khan, a man of singular character, resembling his brother Futteh Khan, but morose as well as• cruel. His military force is 9,000 horse (which he could easily increase, as the city is situated near the native seat of the Barukzye family) and six pieces of ar tillery. His oppression has rendered his government unpopular. The Prince of Herat, till his recent success lifted him into importance, had but little power, and was falling into a depen dence on Persia. His revenue is large, Herat being situated in a very fertile country, which enabled him to keep up a force of about 4,000 or 5,000 men, He is represented as clinging to the hope of re-establishing the monarchy of his father ; but he had no political connexions, and has the cha racter of a cruel tyrant, destitute of friends, and odious to his countrymen. From this description of the condition of the country against which the movements of the Anglo-Indian army are directed, .and of its chiefs, it is evident that the re-establishment of .Shah Shooja in Cabul, the population of which is represented -to be favourably disposed towards us, would erect another im -Tenant outwork of our Eastern empire, which would fully counterbalance the loss of influence in Persia, end provide for an v contingencies that may happen on the death of Runjeet Siiita. Captain Burnes remarks, that had circumstances brought us into an alliance with Cabul instead of Persia, we might i:ave now possessed more trusty and useful allies nearer home, titan we can boast of in that country, at a tenth of the expense. We observe that Sinde, formerly a dependency of Cabul, bas applied for a British force. The resolution of the allies of Shah Shooja seems to have been taken prior to the defeat of the Persians before Herat, and in contemplation of the fall of that place to the Shah of Persia. The change of circumstances has, however, only altered the direction of the march of the army, which will be to Candahar (whose chief has identified his interests with those of his brother at Cabul), instead of Herat. Some movements on the part of Nepaul have excited alarm at Calcutta, hiving been connected with the state of affairs to the westward ; but it turns out that the eruption of the Ghoorkas into the Sikkim territory was a false rumour, and that the etnbassy from the court of Nepaul was intended for Shah Shooja, our ally, net for Dost Mahomed Khan or Runjeet Sing. The motions of the Nepaulese, no doubt, require to be vigilantly watched. It is stated that a large body of their troops occupy their mountain-passes, ready to advance into our territories. Our relations with Burmah remain in the same equivocal position as before; but Colonel Benson , a man of firmness and judgment, has proceeded to the court of Ave in the cha racter of resident, with instructions to offer to the new King the alternative of adherence to the treaty of Yandaboo or war, A nd to point out the conse q uences of th e latter , namely , the probable annexation of his empire to that of British India. Xi n g Thorawadi continues to exhibit proofs of the tendency d' power, in the east especially, to change the character in his barbarous treatment of his nephew and the adherents of the IdeP° l ; ed K in g' An inquest was held on Tuesday in Exeter street, Strand, on the remains of John Body, Esq., a gentleman of for tune, residing at Islington, who died suddenly under very dis tressing circumstances. It appeared that the deceased had on Monday been present at a religious meeting in Exeter Hall, And had spoken at considerable lengthec,t although the not with meeting. macular vehemence, upon the subj bef and while another gentl eman w as Shortly after sitting down, speaking, deceased fell backwards into the Medical assistance was immediately procured, but the unfortunate gentleman ex pired before its arrival. Deceased for some time past bad been under medical treatment for a disease of the heart. verdict" Died by the visitation of God." A young student, named Antoine Alexandrine, was arrested the day before yesterday under circumstances which implicate him in the affair of the depot of arms and ammu mition seized a few days since at a water-carrier's. An ex "fieraber of the National Convention named Dudouit, who is I now a porter, has also been arrested on a warrant from the • a f e ct of police and sent to the prefecture, where he has in close confinement. S eve ral important papers are be e n a fir t ,:b i zyc been seized at his lodgings. The same day a quantity- of arm And amunition was seized at the lodgings of another came - ca rrier, and a domiciliary visit was made at the lodgings o f a ,bookbinder 70 years of age, who was after winds conducted the prefecture cf police as concerned in a - Conner affair. SPORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S—YRSTERDdr. The attendance this afternoon was far from numerous, and it will be seen that from the subjoined quotations, the Derby betting was confined to a small number of horses. Lord Jersey's horses keep their places, but, from the repeated offers made to bet against them, Flambeau and Westonian would seem to be less in favour than when we quoted the odds from Newmarket. The following is a list of the few engagements entered into :- 10 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Bay Middletea 18 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Westonian 30 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Tros—taken and aftw. offered 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Accelerator—taken 3500 to 500 agst Mr. Allen's Fitz-Ambo—taken 4000 to 100 agst Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus, brother to Elis—taken LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER. DEXBY EF.TTING. 10 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Bay Middleton 17 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Westonian 18 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau—taken freely 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus 20 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ilderim 23 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Gulnare colt 25 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Accelerator—take 33 30 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh—offered 500 to 15 agst Mr. Dixon's Camellino—taken 200 to 8 was laid agst Wapite and Deception together WORCESTER AUTUMN RACES.—W EDNE31341%, Match, 50 sovs. each. Two Godwin na. ch. g. by Rossini (Harris) beat Mr. Monro's St. Peter, easy. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. The second saves his stake. Mile and a quarter heats. Mr. Walters's ch. f. Fairy, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b ...Marlow 1 2 0 1 Mr. B. Kent's b. c. Anvil, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b Mr. Spinks's c. Brecongill, 3 yrs, 7st. 61b Mr. Monro's ch. f. Jessie, 3 yrs, 7st. lib 5 5 4 dr Mr. J. Davis's ch. m. Latona, aged, 9st. Sib Mr. G. Lambden's b. f. by Pontiff, 3 yrs, 7st. Ilb 3 dr Third, a dead heat ; the fourth, won by a neck. The Cavalry Plate of 501., the gift of the Hon. R. H. Clive, M.P. Mile and a quarter heats. Mr. Brown's bl. g. Sir Harry, 6 yrs, 13st. 31b Mr. Quarrell's b. g. The First of June, aged, 13st. 31b 5 2 Mr. Bloridge's Pledge, 5 yrs, 12st. 71b NIT.. W. Herbert's Young Harry, 5 yrs, 12st. 71b Mr. Taylor's b. g. Shaver, 4 yrs, 12st. 71b 3 5 First heat, won easy; the second, by a length. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, for horses not thorough- bred. Heats, as above. Mr. Jenkins's d. m. Duenna, aged,' 12st. 71b Hardy 1 0 1 Mr. Tucker's Lucretia, 3 yrs, 9st. 11b 2 0 2 Captain Lamb's b. h. Shepherd, 5 yrs, 10st. 71b Mr. Monro's b. g. St. Peter, aged, lOst. 81b 3 0 0 Mr. H. Jackson's b. g. Harold, aged, Nat. 41b 0 2 0 Several others started, but were not placed. Match for 50 sous. a-side, 14st. each.—Mr. Annesley's Lady Gainsborough, aged, beat Mr. Davies's b. in. Jolly, aged, by a length. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, and 20 added, for horses of all denominations. Mile and a quarter heats. 8 Subs. Mr. Tomes's gr. g. Isaac, aged, 9st 71b Darling 0 1 1 Mr. J. Boseley's br. g. Rambler, aged, Bst. 41b Mr. Roe's br. h. Stickler, aged, 9st. 71b Mr. Denham's b. f. by Emancipation, 3 yrs, 7st .. Mr. Knowles's ch. c. Malton, 4 yrs, 85t.... ....... ... i Mr. Holloway's ch. f. by Emancipation, 3 yrs, 7st Mr. Maley's b. m. Nike, aged, 9st. 71b Mr. Jones's b. f. Kitty, 6st INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1840. TUESDAY. The 2,000 Guineas Stakes, of 100 sous. each, h. ft. ; for colts, Bst. 71b. ; and fillies, est. 41b. Then three yrs old. R. M. Mr. A. Smith's gr. c. Torres Vedras, by Defence, dam by Co mus ; Duke of Grafton's ch. c. Ottoman, Duke of Portland's c. by Beiram, dam by Reveller, out of Veil ; Duke of Portland's c. by Glencoe, out of Ruth ; Lord Exeter's c. by Jerry, out of Lueetta ; Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan, out of Velvet ; Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan, out of Marinelli; Lord Albemarle's Cambyses, Mr. Wre ford's c. by Glencoe, out of Margellina ; Lord G. Bentinck's gr. c. Grey Milton, Lord G. Bentinck's b. c. Marmot, Lord G. Ben tinck's gr. c. Bagdad, Lord G. Bentinck's ch. c. Capoto, Lord G. Bentinck's b. f. Crucifix, Lord G. Bentinck's b. c. Dreadnought, Colonel Anson's Nicholas, Mr. Bowes's Black Beck, Lord Jersey's Glenorchy, by Glencoe, out of Cobweb ; Lord Jersey's Muley Ish mael, by Ishmael, out of Filagree ; Mr. Wilson's b. c. by Mulatto, out of Silvertail ; Colonel Peel's c. by Priam, out of Eliza Leeds ; Lord Orford's gr. c. by Clearwell, out of Angelica, by Rubens ; Lord Orford's b. c. by Velocipede, out of Goldpin ; Mr. Houlds worth's Confederate, Mr. Nevill's ch. c. by Velocipede, out of Amadou. WEDNESDAY. The Shorts, a Sweepstakes of 50 sot's. each, h. ft. ; for colts, Sst. 71b. ; and fillies, Sst. 41b. ; those named in the Derby or Oaks, 31b. extra ; if by untried stallions, or out of mares that never bred a winner, allowed 31b. Last half of Ab. M. Lord Stradbroke's c. by Plenipotentiary, out of Begum (horse untried) ; Lord Orford's c. by Clearwell, out of Petulance (31b); Lord Tavistock's Cap-a-pis. THURSDAY. The 1,000 Guineas Stakes, Of Vs. each, h. ft., for fillies, list. 71b. each, then three years old. D.M. Lord Lichfield's Sister to Phosphorus, Mr. Watts's f. by Bel shazzar, out of Fanchon ; Mr. A. Smith's br. f. Japonica, by Camel, out of Marotto's dam ; Mr. A. Smith's ch. 1. Glimpse, by Glencoe, out of Emiliana ; Lord Albemarle's bl. f. Olive Branch, Lord Albemarle's b. f. Spangle, Lord G. Bentinck's b. f. by Au gustus, out of Volage ; Lord G. Bentinck's b. f. Crucifix, Lord G. Bentinck's ch. f. by Augustus, out of Moss Rose ; Duke of Port land's f. by Plenipotentiary, out of Thebes ; Duke of Portland's f. by Priam, out of Manto ; Mr. Batson's Sister to Plenipotentiary, Sir J. Boswell's ch. f. Queen Anne, by Actwon, out of Hamble tonia ; Lord Exeter's ch. f. by Reveller, out of Green Mantle ; Lord Exeter's br. f. by Reveller, out of Varna; Lord Exeter's b. f. by Mulatto, out of Marchesa; Duke of Grafton's ch. f. Sister to Courier, Mr.i Wreford's f. by Glencoe, out of Victoria; Mr. Thorn hill's Sister to Egeria ; Mr. Thornhill's b. f. by Emilius, out of Variation ; Colonel Anson's Black B ess , L or d J erse y' s c h. f. by Glencoe, out of Ishmael's dam ; Lord Jersey's Sister to Glenara, Colonel Peel's f. by The Colonel, out of Mary Anne ( Vivian's dam); General Grosvenor's ch. f. Diploma, by Plenipotentiary, out of Icaria ; Mr. Nevill's b. f. Christinetta, by Saracen, out of Amadou's dam ; Lord Tavistock's f. by Camel, out of Diamentina. COURSING. DEPTFORD MEETING, Nov. 6. OAKS.—Mr. Biggs's blk. b. Baltic, by Mountain, out of Bride maid, beat Sir John Hawkins's Linnet, by Mountain, out of East Wind ; Mr. Brounker's blk. and w. b. Brucha, by Wonder, out of Wildfire ; Mr. Etwall's ran a bye ; Mr. Nield's blk. b. Notable, by Nichol Jarvie, out of Gala, beat Mr. Heathcote's blk. and w. Weird, by Wonder, out of Wildfire ; Mr. Goodlake's y. b. Golden Fleece, by Critic, out of Sister to Georgina, beat Captain Wynd ham's blk. b. Wrath, by Czar, out of Woodbine ; Mr. Biggs's red b. Brugmansia, beat Mr. Lock's bd. b. Lizzy, by Mountain, out of Jemima ; Mr. Goodlake's w. b. Guitar, by Vagrant, ont of Gar land, beat Mr. Lock's blk. b. Lollypop, out of Echo. CUP.—Captain Wyndham's blk. and w. b. Wings, by Whipcord, out of Woodbine, beat Sir J. Hawkins's w. b. Bird, by Ledo, out of Bird's Wing; Mr. Brounker's red d. Big Beggarman, by Whip cord, out of Woodbine, beat Mr. Biggs's red b. Bliss, by Bradley, out of Bridesmaid ; Mr. Goodlake'r g. d. Gilder, by Eagle, out of Buxom, beat Mr. Locke's blk. b. Looking Glass, by Alva, dam unknown ; Mr. Neild's g. b. Nosegay, by Eagle, out of the dam of Gauntlet ; Mr. Etwall's ran a bye ; Mr. Biggs's blk. and w. d. Birdcatcher, by Ledo, out of Birdswing, beat Captain Wyndham's w. d. Wonder, by Ledo, out of Wilhelmina ; Captain Wyndham's blk. and w. b. Whirlwind, by Whipcord, out of Woodbine, beat Mr. Goodlake's blk. and w. d. Grey Withers, by Vulture, out of Harkaway. DERBT STAKES.—Mr. Neild's g. d. Gambouge, by Vagrant, out. of Gallion, beat Mr. Biggs's f. d. Bramah, by Mountain, out of Lock ; Mr. Locke's bl. d. Laurel, by Mountain, out of East Wind ; Mr. Etwel's run a bye ; Captain Wyndham's blk. Whisker by Czar, out of Woodbine, beat Mr. Locke's Lancer, by Mountain: out of East Wind ; Mr. Locke's br. d. Lottery, by Mountain, out of Lock, beat Sir J. Hawkins's f. d. Gonfallon, by Mountain, out of East Wind. MANCHESTER MEETING. Cur.—Lerd Talbot's Tory beat Mr. E. G. Hornby's Heroic; Mr. Thomas's Twist beat Mr. Calvert's Cowboy ; Mr. Blundel's Brenda beat Mr. Lloyd's Lighterman ; Mr. Clowe's Contest beat Mr. Lamb's Lady ; 111 r. Shaw's Snodgrass beat Mr. Alison's Ar tist; Mr. Lowton's Lottery beat Mr. Swan's Spectator ; Mr. H. Hornhy"sHurly Burly beat Mr. Moore's Murat. First Ties.—Tory beat Twist, Contest beat Snodgrass, Brenda beat Contest, Hurly Burly beat Lottery. Second Ties.—Brenda beat Tory, Contest beat Hurly Burly. Deciding Course.—Brenda won the cup, Contest the sovereigns. SEFTON STkICES,—The deciding course was in favour of Mr. E. G. Hornby's blk. and w. d. Hidalgo; Mr. Clowe's blk. and w. d. Kouli Khan ran up. The Crorteth Stakes were divided between Mr. Moore's blk. and w. b. Medusa and Mr. Swan's blk. b. Susanna. The West Derby Stakes were divided between Mr. Lloyd's black dog, Lidford,.and Mr. Lamb's black and white dog, Leo. THE DITCH INN, roa Dous.—Mr. Calvert's Blucher beat Mr. Alison's Artificer ; Mr. Shaw's Snowdon beat Mr. Lowton's Lustine. Deciding Course—Blucher (a black dog) conquered Snowdon (also black), and won the stakes. The Altcar Hall Stakes were decided by Lord Talbot's black and white bitch, Tabinet, and Mr. Blundell's fawn bitch, Brandy. The Hill House Stakes were also decided between Mr. H. Hornby's Herdman and Mr. Kershaw's Knight Errant, &c. &c. , BRITISH MUSICIANS.—T he first trial of new compositions by the members of this Society took place on Wed- Lesday at the Hanover -square Rooms, which have been newly painted and decorated. The list contained quartets, by Pot ter, Groves, and Hopkins; overtures, by Stephens, Barrett, Hopkins, Groves, and Montgomery; violoncello concerto, by W. Phillips ; pianoforte concerto, by H. 13 * . Richards ; and a violoncello concerto, by Case, Mr. Belgrove led the band, and Mr. Lucas conducted. Another of those cowardly assaults upon unpro tected females which have recently become so common, was investigated by the Magistrates at Hatton-garden yesterday. The offender in this case was a person of decent appearance, and described himself as a carpenter. He had assaulted a respectable female in a most indecent manner, and pleaded drunkenness in mitigation of punishment. He was only fined 20s. Two or three months at the treadmill would have been well bestowed. An inquest was held yesterday in Wells-street, Jermyn-street, on the body of John Jaspin, aged 33, a con firmed drunkard, who died in a state of intoxication in a tap room in the neighbourhood. A medical gentleman said his death was caused by drink without having sufficient food. Verdict, " Died from excessive drinking." A woman named Harriet Spenser was received into the University College Hospital yesterday morning, with a fractured thigh, having accidentally slipped down while pas sing along the Hampstead-road. Yesterday morning a little girl, seven years of a t ,,a e, the daughter of a woma n n amed Hutchins, living at No. 4, Little Wild-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, was dreadfully bruerntduarbionugt the arms, neck, and face, by her clothes catching the temporary absence of her mother. She was place among the conveyed fi to the hospital in the greatest agony. Several of Great Western WOO P 4 WSeasttteirnrdaiaanwdaruynlcaebnouarfefrrsayattonokanwell. the ringleaders were apprs , _ THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1838. MONEY AND CITY NEWS• (FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.) C H RONICL E.—There is a further improvement of k per cent. in Consols to-day, which is the only alteration we have to notice as regards the English Stock Market, excepting, however, a slight rally in Bank Stock. The annexed were the last prices :—Consols for Money and the Acccunt, 94 to A- ; Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1001 to a ; New ditto 101/ to 102 ; Exchequer Bills 675. to 695. prem. ; Bank Stock 202 to 203 ; and India Stock 260 to 261. Business in Foreign Stocks was rather more animated toto day, and a little advance took place in those usually most dealt in, namely, Spanish Active was last marked at 171 to 1; De ferred 7i t to ; Passive 3/ to 4k ; Portuguese Five per Cents. 31/ to 4; Di-to Three per Cents. 201 to 21 ; Dutch Five per Cents. 1001 to 1; Ditto Two-and - a- Half per Cents. 53/- to 54/ ; Belgian 101 f to 102 ; Brazilian 7 ; Colombian 24/ to 25/ ; Mexican 22/ to 23/ ; and Peru vian 17 to 18. Shares are much the same. Birmingham (Old) left off at 83 to 85 prem. ; Ditto ( New) 24 to 25 prem. ; Southampton 451 to 461 per share ; Ditto (New) 201 to 211 prem. ; Great Western 13 to 14 prem. ; North Midland 2 to 3 prem. ; Mid land Counties 12 to 10 dis. ; Brighton 21 to 21 dis. ; Black wall 1/ to 11 dis. ; and Eastern Counties 1 to / dis. POST.—There has been a most decided improvement in the British Funds to-day. Consols have closed at the im proved quotation of 94 to k for Money and Account. The Commissioners have again purchased 20,0001. Three per Cent. Reduced at 94 and 94 for the purposes to which we referred yesterday. B-ank Stock has advanced to 202 to i ; Indian Stock i s 261 Money and Time. The easiness of te Money Market has mired some further investments in Exchequer Bills and India Bonds—the former are in consequence quoted at 68 to 70 prem., and the latter at 64 prem. There has not been much business in the Foreign Bonds to-day, but the Market in general has rather improved. Spanish Bonds, with the unpaid Coupons, have advanced to 171 4. Portuguese New Five per Cents. are 311 to an d the Three per Cent. ditto 20i to I. Brazilian Bonds are 78f, Colombian are 25/ to 1, and Peruvian 171 to Da nish Bonds are 74, Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, are 54, the Old Five per Cents. 1001 to and the New Five. per Cents. 98i to . _ • _ There has not been much demand for Shares. Great Western Railway are 13i to 14 prem., Brighton 22 dis., and Blackwall 11 dis., Southampton are 44 to 4 dis., and the new shares 201 prem. Manchester and Leeds are 20 prem., and North Midland 21 prem. In Banking Shares, Australasian Bank new shires are 21 prem., and London Joint-Stock 134 ; Claticige's Asphalte are dis., Liverpool lk dis., and Bas tenne to dis. HERALD.—On the authority of the Antwerp papers it was confidently reported this morning that the disputes re specting the Luxembourgh territory, between the Government of the Netherlands and Belgium, had been finally adjusted. This, however, has been considered rather premature, as the private letters from thence make no allusion to this impor tant question. Be the point as it may, it however, will be seen that it has given some tone to the Dutch securities in this market. The British Funds have obtained a degree of firmness to day without any apparent appearance of speculation. The Government Commissioners have, however, pursued their purchases of the Three per Cent. Reduced, to the extent of 20,0001. sterling, at"the rates of yesterday, one-half for account of the savings' banks, and the other against con versions into the fixed annuities. Consols closed at the im proved rate of 94 a for Money and the Account. The heavier annuities have also partaken of the improved tone of the other securities. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nor. 8. BATEMAN V, DUNN. In this case, which was not concluded yesterday when we went to press, the rule was discharged. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 8. MORRIS V. JAMES. Mr. EVANS moved for a rule nisi to set aside the verdict in this case. It was an action tried before Mr. Baron Gurney at the last Carmarthen assizes, when the verdict was for the plaintiffs for 2101. The plaintiffs were respectable bankers in Carmarthen, and brought their action against the defendant, a gentleman farmer in the neighbourhood, on a bill of ex change for 2001. The defence was that the defendant had never signed the bill. At the trial a person named Harris, the brother-in-law of the defendant, had been called by the plaintiffs, being brought from the gaol for the purpose of being a witness. The Learned Counsel submitted that the evidence of Harris was so singular, and that brought against him so strong, that the verdict was not borne out.—Rule granted. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday, before the new Lord Mayor was sworn in, at which, as a matter of course, Sir John Cowan, now the late Lord Mayor, presided. PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO COLONEL PASLEY. Colonel Pasley, of the Royal Engineers, was introduced to the Court for the purpose of receiving the freedom of the City in a box value fifty guineas, in consequence of the service he had rendered by blowing to pieces the two wrecks which had so dangerously obstructed the river Thames. His - Loaos'mP addressed the Gallant Colonel in terms strongly expressive of the feeling entertained towards him by the Court for the very marked service he had rendered to the navigation of the river, by destroying under water the wrecks of the brig William and the schooner Glenmorgan, which so seriously obstructed the way. His Lordship assured Colonel Pasley that the Court was deeply sensible of the advantages gained by his skill and indefatigable exertions, and returned him their warmest thanks for the promptitude and energy which he had displayed. ~... The Chamberlain then swore in the Colonel as a freeman, and presented to him the box containing the freedom. Col. PASLEY, in returning thanks, said that he considered the approbation of the corporation of London next in weight and value to that of the Sovereign.--( Hear, hear.) The Gal lant Colonel then bore warm testimony to the very efficient assistance which he bad received from Mr. Purdo, of whose talents he bad the very highest opinion, and from Captain Fisher, the Principal Harbour-master.--( Hear.) The LORD MAYOR then invited the Colonel to dinner with the new Lord Mayor and his brother Aldermen at the Man sion House. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals, Nov. s.—The Java, Tood, from Bombay, in the West India Docks—sailed July 12, St. Helena, September 20; Enterprise, Fearon, from the Cape of Good Hope, off Dover—sailed Sept. 4, St. Helena, Sept. 22. Arrival in Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope).—The China, Biddle, Aug. 29, from London. Departures from Table Bay.—The Eden, Noble, Aug. 27, for New South Wales ; Velocity, Hall, Aug. 27, for the Mau ritius ; Renown, M'Leod, Aug. 29, for Hobart Town. Arrivals in Algoa Bay ( Cape of Good Hope).—The Couch, Bell, and the Ruysna, Findlay, Aug. 23, from Table Bay ; Helen, Henderson, from Moulmein and the Mauritius. Departure from Algoa Bay.—The Spartan, Moyse, Aug. 21, for Ceylon. Departure from Simon's Bay.—Her Majesty's ship Forester, Campbell, Aug. 30, for L'Agullas Bank, to the wreck of the Duke of Northumberland. Arrival at Ascension.—The New Grove, Johnston, in September, from Calcutta, bound to London. -- - EXPLOSION OF A. POWDER MILL.-FAVERS HAM, Nov. B.—At ten minutes before 11 this morning, the dreadful report of one of the corning mills of Mr. Hall, at aire, containing half a ton weight of treble powder, produced universal consternation in our town and neighbourhood. I give you the full particulars, as far as they have at present transpired. The mill in question was situated about three quarters of a mile from the town, in the parish of Oare, and at the corner of a wood, named Bysing Wood. The injury sus tained by the extensive destruction of windows and buildings generally, is trifling when compared with the loss of life. Three unfortunate men, who worked in the mill, have met an untimely end ; two only of these have yet been found; I saw them, and such a sight I never beheld. Their bodies (or por tions of bodies, for they are rent asunder) present an awful spectacle. The names of the deceased are, John Stokes, be tween 60 and 70 years of age, leaving a wife and one child. His body has not yet been found; at the time I left they were raking the water, to endeavour to find it. John Sheepwash, aged 48, leaving a wife and seven children. Thomas Eason, aged 33, wife aid two children; and the bailiff of Mr. Isaac Wildish, named Thomas Adsley, aged 50, leaving a wife and six children. This unfortunate man was sowing wheat in an adjoining field, and was killed by a piece of timber, which cut his body asunder, breaking his leg and head. Fragments of the building were blown to the extent of half a mile, and the trees surrounding split asunder. The house of Mr. Monk, in particular, the storekeeper, has suffered great injury; the win dows are blown out, and nearly every pane of glass in the dwelling broken. TEMPERANCE ON BOARD SHIPS.-Mr. E. C. Delavan has arrived here with letters of recommendation from the agents to Lloyd's at New York and the Board of Underwriters in that city. This gentleman has devoted him self with great zeal, and expended largely of his private for tune,s c o n s s t i , d ,t e e r s, ab o l e n e b x o t a e r n d t m v i a t n h y the vess m el e s rc o h f an w t h s i li c i h ppin in promotin g t emperance on b oard sh i ps. He has suc ceededo f the Unitedto spi rituous liquors are no longer carried or served out, except in small quantities for medicinal purposes. Coffee was give out instead of rum. He had induced several marine insu rdent vessels spirits navigated onboard, insu rance companies of New York to re t urn 5 per cent out of o a lnl theth e temperancepremiums plan, and by without them fromardent except as mentioned. By an arrival in a French port accounts had been received from Canton of a late date. It itssetaptleadeetheanttisroemlye. t i me i n July a new failu r e h a d b een d ec l are d among the flongs, and that trade generally was in so unpromisi ng a s tate that several establishments were winding up their a ff a i rs , two of which were on t he po in t of qu i tting h It is probable, however, that the parties here alluded to were those who had been ordered to leave by the Viceroy some time ago on account of carrying on the prohibited trade in opium. Such was the rigorous manner in which the edicts against this traffic were enforced on all sides, that various of the holders, dealers, and brokers, who were largely indebted to foreign merchants, bad taken to flight, and thus had sub jected their creditors to very considerable loss. The com merce with Japan was, however, said to be on the increase, and the Dutch seemed likely to have their monopoly of it disturbed, as an American and Portuguese vessel had each re turned thence with complete cargoes. " INTENDING" MIGRANTS.—On Wednesday last, some suspicion being excited, the hold of the ship Sea, lying in dock, and preparing to clear out for New York, was searched, and two fellows were found stowed in the main hold, meditating an economical trip across the Atlantic.— They received a gratuitous passage to Bridewell. —Liverpoo Standard. Yesterday morning, about nine o ' clock, the body of a man was seen by some labourers at Johnson's wharf, aMil bank. It was soon got on s hore, and conve y ed to the nearest public-house. Upon in quiry it was found that the deceased's name was Mumford, a respectab le man, and a car penter by trade, residing in Gillingham - st r e et, V auxhal l Bridge -road. Hgeuhaardrelbeweinthmhisissinwgifesi,ncaendTusehsedaryefeuvseinngingtolasmt,awkeheit.e he hd a up,' i;e went home and wrote a letter, in which he stated that he had then gone to drown himself. It is supposed that the deceased threw himself into the river near Vauxhall Bridge. SHENSTONE V. HARRIS. Mr. Jaavts moved for a rule to show cause why the nonsuit directed by the Lord Chief Baron to be entered in this case should not be set aside, and a verdict entered for such sum as the Court should think fit. This action was brought for money had and received under similar circumstances. The plaintiff married a woman to whom a sum of money was left by her grandfather. After they had had some children he left Wolverhampton, where he had been living, and remained away for fourteen years. His wife thought he was dead, and made a will, in which she left her money to her children, and named the plaintiff as her executor. The plaintiff returned soon after her death, and he now cla;med the property. There had been a suit in Chancery, in which it was decreed that the plaintiff was dead, and upon that decree the defendant had obtained the money from the executor of the wife's grand mother. The question was, whether the plaintiff could maintain the action in his own character, or whether he ought to appear as administrator of his wife. The COURT ordered the case to be turned into a special case, as they thought it was a fit subject for a Court of Equity. Mr. JERVIS—And the Courts of Equity think it a fit case for a Court of Law. CONSISTORY COURT, Nor. E. LOCKWOOD V. LOCKWOOD. This was a suit for divorce on the ground of cruelty, promoted by the wife against the husband. Application was made to the Court to prevent the examination of two of the children of the parties on account of their tender age. The Learned Judge, after hearing Counsel on either side, expressed his opinion that the Court could not interfere if the children were legal witnesses.—Motion rejected. METAXA V. METAXA. The parties in this case are Count Metaxa, a native of the lonian Is!ands, and his wife, the daughter of a Swiss, who were married while resident in this country in 1834. A mo tion was made to the Court to pronounce the Count in con tempt, to enable the wife to proceed in a suit for separation on the grounds of cruelty and adultery. Subsequently to their marriage the parties proceeded to the Continent and returned to this country In March last th• husband again quitted England, and has not returned, the process of the Court having been served upon him at Athens. Her Majesty's Advocate for the wife having prayed that the Count be pronounced in contempt, the Court granted the prayer. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HATTON-GARDEN. James Young was placed at the bar, charged by Mr. Robert Wright, printer, of Fulwood's-rents, Holborn, with having stolen a promissory note for 161., under the following extraor dinary circumstances : The prosecutor being sworn, stated that he held a joint promissory note for a bill of 16/., for a Mr. Walker, of Upper Smith-street, Northampton-square, and the names of James Green, James Lewis, and James Young were written upon the back of it. The bill was made payable to Mr. Walker. On Wednesday night last the prisoner called at his house in the company of a respectable-looking woman, and requested to have an interview with witness, when the prisoner requested to have the bill which he witness produced in his hand, and the woman pulled out her purse as if to take out the money to pay the amount, when the prisoner made a snatch at the bill, and putting it into his mouth, he masticated and swallowed it, when the woman quitted the place, and he gave the prisoner into custody of a policeman. _ _ . Mr. BENITT—Why do you think that the prisoner was in terested in the bill ? Prosecutor—Because the name of James Young, which he gave at the station-house was on the bill. Inspector Jenkins, of E division—And he refuses to tell where he resides. Mr. Walker, of Upper Smith-street, Northampton-square, Clerkenwell, being sworn, stated that on the 28th of Septem ber last he discounted a bill for 16/. for the prisoner, whose name, with those of J. Green and J. Lewis, were written on the back. The prisoner gave his address No. 10, Bolton -street, St. Luke's. They signed it as promising to pay to Walker, or order, three weeks after date. A solicitor who attended for the prisoner elicited from the prosecutor that he had received another bill for 71. at the same time as the above from Mr. Walker. Mr. BENETT perused the law books, and said that this was a nice point as to whether the destroying of a bill under the circumstances could be construed into an act of stealing. It was a case of great magnitude, and he would take time to consider the point attentively. He would remand the prisoner until next Tuesday, and he suggested to the prosecutor to come prepared with some legal adviser. The prisoner was taken from the bar in tears. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A girl named Fitzgerald, one of a gang of well-known begging-letter imposters, was brought before Mr. CONANT and Mr. COURTOT, charged with having attempted to impose upon Sir James Richards, at Nerot's Hotel. A lady from the hotel said the girl left a parcel for Sir James Richards on Wednesday evening. When the parcel was opened it was found to contain a few articles of stationery, together with several begging petitions, setting forth a pitiable state of dis tress on the part of the writer and his family. Knowing that the writer, an Irishman named Fitzgerald, was a notorious im poster, and having before forbade any person to leave letters for any of the residents from Fitzgerald, she determined upon giving the party into custody who might come for the parcel. The prisoner, a daughter of Fitzgerald, called, and she was put into the hands of a policeman. The complainant added that Sir James had relieved the man some time ago with a sovereign. After receiving a proper caution the girl was dis charged. CURIOUS CASE.—Albert Bahn, a well-dressed young man, was brought before Mr. CONANT on a charge of felony. A policeman of the K division said the prisoner had been sent from the Thames Police Office, the alleged offence hav ing been committed in this district. There was, however, no prosecutor, nor did he think any would come for ward to make a charge. Mr. CONANT asked if any one could explain the nature of the charge. The policeman said the prisoner was accused of taking a sum of 21. Ws. by the party who gave him into custody. The prisoner denied having committed the theft. He said the charge had been brought forward in order to stop his in tended voyage to the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. CONANT asked the prisoner what business he followed. The prisoner, who is a German, said he was a merchant, and up to last Monday lived at No. 28, Gerrard -street, Soho. Mr. CONANT directed the policeman to go to the house of the prosecutor and ask him if he intended to come forward. The policeman, on his return, told the Magistrate that the charge would not be pressed, and the prisoner was therefore liberated. He had hardly got into the passage before several sheriffs' officers, who had been lying in wait for bim, made their cap ture, and bore him to a spunging house. A person, who professed to know the prisoner intimately, related this story of him. The prisoner professed to be a Methodist, and he frequented a chapel near his house, where he became acquainted with a lady, aged 34, having a fortune of 120,0001. in her possession. He succeeded in getting the lady's consent to a marriage, and a week or two ago he took her into the country to have the nuptials solemnised. Some obstacles occurring after remaining three days away, be brought her to town in order to have the impediment removed. In the mean time the lady's friends got scent of the affair, and they took such effectual means to thwart the union, that the matter may now be considered at an end. Q UEEN- S Q UA RE. INIPORTANT TO NEWSVENDERS.—A few weeks back a num ber of informations were laid at this office by Stowell, the common informer, against several newsvenders and others for selling an unstamped weekly publication, the same not having the printer's name affixed on the first and last pages, as re quired by Act of Parliament. On the hearing of the case against William Maggs, it was mooted, amongst other objections taken by Mr. Wire, who attended on behalf of the defendant and others, that prosecu tions ought to be instituted by Crown officers. In the course of the long discussion which then took place, Mr. GREGORIE was of opinion that comm9n informers were eligible to sue, but recommended them to put a case before the Attorney... General, reserving the judgment until the decision of the Attorne y-General was given. The whole of the parti es , save the in:ormer , were in attendance yesterday, and i n t h e absence of the latter the cases against Maggs and another were dismissed. The opinion of the Attorney-General is, that informers are in a situation to sue, but that a name being affixed over a shop door does not sufficiently prove the proprietorship, and that the act of publishing would be much more clearly made out by the proprietor himself vending, and not his servant. On the arrival of Stowell, he applied for distress warrants aga inst Mr. Hathaway and Mr. Maybean, who h a d been pre viously convicted in penalties of 61 . each, and at the same lodged upwards o f 20 f resh summonses against different newsvenders newsvenders in the district for similar offences. WORSHIP- S TREE T. A RETURNED CONVICT.—Susan Morris, aged twenty-four, an interesting looking female, was placed at the bar before Messrs. CoDD and QtiovE, charged with hating returned from transportation before the expiration of her time. A clerk in the office of Mr. Curtis, a solicitor, I:4ding in Southampton-buildings, upon the charge being read, upoln behalf of the prisoner, stated that his client admitted that she had r eturned, but he was di recte d to state that she claimed exe mption from the charge, on the ground that when in Syd n ey she was married, and by h er marriage she obtained a free pardon. Atfield, an officer of the establishments said that the vriso-... ner was transported from this country in the year 182., and she was to suffer 14 years' transportation. The officer who had custody of the prisoner at the trial stated that she was coovieted in the month of May, 1829, upon two indictments, on each of which she was transported for 14 years. Mr. Coon inquired of the prisoner under what circum stances she was married. The prisoner stated that, on her arrival at Sydney, she was placed in the asylum where female convicts are consigned. In the October following she had permission from the Governor to marry. The banns were put up, when, after the usual time she was married. The solicitor's clerk said that his client lived two yearg with her husband at Sydney, and that he was also a convict, but had completed his term of transportation. They after wards removed to New Zealand, where they kept a public house. They remained there five years, when they came to England a few months ago. The name of the prisoner's hus band was Jackson Sparkes, and by his busin"ss he accumu lated above 2.,0001. He now resided in Trafalgar-square, Commercial-road. Atfield said that the prisoner had left her husband, and was now living with another man. The uncle of the prisoner denied the assertion, and said that she left her husband by agreement a week ago, since which time she has been living with him. The solicitor's clerk stated the fact to be that there was an agreement drawn up between the prisoner and her husband, by which the latter consented to let the prisoner have 301., of which 25/. in a promissory note was given to her, and at the drawing up of the bill (which was to run a month) she was presented with a 51. note. Since then he had no doubt but that the husband had given notice where the prisoner was, by which means she was apprehended. But the question was how far the husband was liable for having brought the pri soner over. The officer produced the deed of separation between the prisoner and her husband, and in which it was stated that they had agreed to reside together as man and wife under and by virttfe of a certain marriage contract made in foreign parts, but not legal according to the laws of England. It then went on to state that, various differences having arisen, they agreed to separate upon condition of his allowing her 301., and that she should not cause him any annoyance in future. The agreement was signed by . both parties, and attested by Mr. Abraham Crossfield, solicitor, Whitechapel-road. The certificate of the prisoner's former conviction was pro duced. The prisoner was remanded for a week. THE SWEARING IN OF THE NEW LORD MAYOR. Yesterday Samuel Wilson, Esq., the new Lord Mayor, elected unanimously by his fellow-citizens, was sworn in at the Guild hall with the usual ceremonies. The Guildhall was very nu merouslyattended upon the occasion. On Wednesday night, about eight o'clock, there was a loud knocking at the door of the Ladies St. Maur, 5, Hyde Park -terrace, and on the footman opening it he discovered lying on the step a bundle, which he found to contain a fine living male child, a few weeks old. It was conveyed in the first instance to the station-house, on Paddington-green, and subsequently to Chelsea workhouse, where it still remains. The dress it had on was a long white frock and a muslin cap of good quality, and the general appearance of the infant was such as to lead to a supposition that the parent was not by any means in indigent circumstances. On Monday last a well-dressed female, about 35 years of age, having a green cloth cloak and a green silk bonnet, left a male infant in tl - .• shop of Mrs. Freeman, 25, Upper Carlisle-street, Lisson grove, and neglected to call for it again, notwithstanding she quitted the place with the expressed intention of returning in a few minutes. On the 19th of October, a female infant, s . x months old, wearing a crimson merino pelisse and a lace cap, was left exposed in David-street, York-place, Bryanston square. The infants were both conveyed to the workhouse, and the parish authorities of St. Marylebone have in each case off:Ted a reward of three guineas for the acprehension of the unnatural parent. The mother of a child which was recently deserted in the passage of a house in Bedford-row, has been disco vered from the publication in the newspapers of the marks upon the cloak in which it was wrapped. She is a young Scotch woman, named Margaret Stewart, who, according to her own statement, made before the guardians of the Hol born Union, had been seduced and deserted by a married man, who refused to contribute to the infant's support, in conse quence of which, being in a state of extreme destitution, she determined to desert it, in order that others might take care of it in the workhouse or elsewhere. She said she had in tended ultimately to claim it. Since the child was deserted she had obtained a situation as servant, and her mistress gave her an excellent character. The guardians believing her statement, have determined not to prosecute, but to pass her to Scotland. At present she remains in the workhouse. Yesterday an inquest was held at the Town Hall, Gravesend, on the body of William Tonges, an aged seamen of the brig Preston, of Sunderland, who died suddenly while at dinner, on the voyage to London, last Friday. Robert Hunter, the master of the brig, stated that on that day the deceased was in his usual health. He became suddenly ill at the table, and in less than half an hour was dead. The dis tressing incident occurred on the high seas, off the Sunk, in the Swin, and they brought the body to Gravesend, that the cause of death might be judicially accounted for. The de ceased was sober at the time of the visitation. He had not been quarrelling with any one. There were no marks of violence on the body. Corresponding evidence having been given by the carpenter and mate, the jury returned the ver dict, Died by the visitation of God." Another inquest was held on the body of Simon Beales, an apprentice on board the schooner Dash, a trader between London and North Yar mouth. The body was found yesterday morning by the lock keeper of the canal, near Gravesend, almost close to the spot where it debouches into the Thames. John Scott, the mate, identified the body, and said the deceased fell overboard the night before while they were lowering the anchor, off Graves end. The witness could not state how the accident occurred, because it was dark at the time, and upon the same account they did not succeed in saving the poor fellow's life, although every possible exertion had been made to pick him up. After hearing other evidence to the same effect, the jury re turned a verdict of " Accidental death." THE EAST INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO,—A gen tleman of the name of Mr. James Brooke has started an ex pedition to explore the East Indian Archipelago, in his own yacht, and we believe entirely at his own private expense. He has probably sailed by this time, but we may waft our best wishes after him. The object of the expedition is the acquisition of more accurate knowledge than we yet possess 0 that vast region ; its geography, its natural history, and its inhabitants. We scarcely know enough of it yet to be aware of our prodigious ignorance; but we certainly know enough to make us ashamed of our apatby and incuriosity in having learnt no more. Let us hope that this reproach will now be wiped off. The field of inquiry is wide enough for many such expeditions as Mr. Brooke's, and for many years to come. if conducted in the spirit of thorough re search. Our charts of that huge ocean give no con ception whatev-r of its island wildernesses. Ships sail for days together through a region which seems all blank and 'pen sea on the chart, yet without ever losing sight of some one or more insular specks And unlooked for scenes (we speak from personal knowledge) open at times on the view or gradually enclose the mariner in those regions of luxuriant and eternal summer, such as no fancy can depict without borrow ing images from old poetic fable. But the larger islands only are permanently inhabited by man ; thousands and tens of thousands, in small clustering groupes, though all crown( d with a verdure which seen s indicative of boundless fertility, are in the primeval state of nature—toe wild and savage for the skill or industry of the roving and uncivilised natives of the Archipelago to relaim. Of the animal or vegetable pro ductions of these islands, we know literally nothing ; and even of the Celebes, Moluccas, Borneo, or Papua, we are deplo rably ignorant. We could heartily wish that some of the public money, which has been so abundantly expended on hazardous and almost profitless voyages to the North Pole, had been devoted to the geographical investigation of those far more accessible and more promising fields on which Mr. Brooke has now entered.— The London Monthly Miscellany. THE CORPORA TlON.—Only think of a project of voluntary Reform in the Corporation of Dublin ! When all parties agree—the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, as well as Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell—that Cor porate Reform must be granted, out comes Ex-Sheriff Jones with a motion for appointing a Committee of " their dirty Ho nours," with a view of saving the Legislature the trouble of passing a Bill on the subject I The Ex-Sheriff got his Com mittee, but, although bursting with the importance of his pro ject, he contrived to keep it to himself. On being asked whe ther the Corporation was to be opened to Catholics, he said that point was still to be considered ; whereupon Mr. Mallet, and others, stated that, sooner than be " amalgamated with Ro manists," they would have the Corporation dissolved altoge ther. These are the Tory Reformers of the nineteenth cen tury—Dublin Evening Post. On Monday last two men and a boy were found dead in the neighbourhood of Hayswater, about a mile and a half east of the little village of Hartsop, under the hill called High-street, betwixt Kentmere and Ullswater. They were discovered by a shepherd's dog, which gave tokens to its master of having found something unusual, and on his approach to the spot the melancholy scene presented itself to bis view. They proved to be three persons of the name of Huddleston, Maegeary, and a son of the latter, a lad about thirteen ; the first a tailor, belonging to the village of Stavely, near Kendal, the elder Macgeary, a small farmer in Kentmere. It appears they had gone early on Saturday morning to angle in the m•un tain tarn of Hayswater, which abounds with fish of an excellent flavour, and it is conjectured that they sat themselves down in the midst of a heavy snow storm, and being overcome by drowsiness had sunk into sleep and fallen victims to the incle mency of the weather. —. Lancaster Guardian. IMPORTANT DEClSlON.—Yesterday, a hackney coachman wearing a ticket, No. 2,305, was summoned before Mr. Minshull and Lord Montford, at Bow-street Police-office for charging more than his legal fare. It appeared that he had been called from his stand to take up a passenger, but be fore entering the coach it was discovered that one of the front glaz,se3 of the vehicle was broken, and the person by whom it was called on perceiving this refused to enter it. The coach. man insisted on having a shilling, which he said he was en titled to upon leaving the rank, whetber Iv. proceeded further ov am. His demand was refused at first, but the shilling w as afterwards given him, and he was sitimmoned to repay that sum. Mr. Minshull, after consulting with Lord Montford, said that he did not conceive a person, although he called a vehicle was bound to take it if he discovered that it was incomplete, and in this case he tinaight that the driver ought not to have plied for hire when he knew that the window was broken ; he, there_ fined him one ;billing and costs, and ordered him to repay the shilling which he had illegally charged. THE MARKETS. „v 175 cOTTNTRy corIN ATARKET°4 DTTIITNG THE , w”' ) Wheat. Bariey. ; Oats. i i c;...s. .......„.../ Per Quarter, is. to ii, I , s. 's.tos.' '. to li• ~.. ".. Blandforel ....,...,M,..64 76 29 80 ',5, 26 30 46 55 SI grigg ..... i ( . 6 74 24 2.3 24 s) 42 4 , 1 , 3 5 1, ..I , :mbridge ...... i 75 34 23 _ 4y ...„, ...... C]iard ,' $0 SO 26 32 Is 22 36 40 ''' liiintingdon...—...... 56 70 3-1 38 24 29 38 42 Lang Sutton...—. 58 78 16 20 30 3 4 ...,".... .1 Louth. 59 68 26 32 20 24 SS 4 ., 52 ~,' Yrlll ............. 56 67 22 31 16 20 30 6 . . ...,, 0 ' gewark _,6 2 72 24 31 19 f., , g 31 49 .0' N'attinghain --- 64 79 28 31 13 23 35 42 eeterbormigh —.. 59 72 35 42 j 22 29 38 4 ' Plymouth ............ 58 70 30 34 20 23 ~, '-- - 1, Pontefract—...... 67 43 27 "" Sleaford ....... ~..... 65 70 36 38 22 28 41 43 .... ..* Unpingh am ......... 63 74 24 30 18 221 32 44 .... ... Wi5hech.—............. 63 72 SO SO 32 DEVIZES CORN MARKET.—Nov. 8 s , 4 ‘ ; Per Sack. s d. s. d. P er Q uar t er . 5. a. fi " First Wheat 4O 0 to 42 0 Barley og oto . 4 0 Second '35 0 38 0 (Pats 22 0 '" 0 2" , •Fliird 1609 Sacks of Wheat soldl 36 4 Flour (per bag) 5O , .... at the average of c Bread (per ga11.)... 11 ' LEEDS CORN MARKET.— Nov. 6 Wheat, Norfolk and Stifiblk, 601 b. 2: 15 :".. . I t ooclo : 4::, . 1 5 :1 0 1 ,:ei 21 York. and Lincoln. 601 b. Barley, Norfolk and Suffblk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ,-- Grinding Beans 63lb. Oats, Potatoe .—Mealing, For. 11d. [011)0 Eng. 123. to 13' 1 pe r o s2 Shelling 31; to 32 6 - l' , Is/ - Rapeseed, English, 341. to 35/ Foreign, 34. te 3tl/. Pe L.VERPOOL CORN MARKET.—Nov. 6. ID 01 WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. i Is. al to 1 1 6 Red --. Scotch, Welch 0 , and Manx Irish, White lO 6 0 0 - Red 9 1 1 1 9 Foreign OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b. 3 8 6 5 Irish ..., 3 7 0 0 Foreign BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter 3B 0 5 Scotch and Irish, per 60ihs. Feeding 4 0 ~7 0 BEANS, English, per Imperial q u ar t er 43 0 '43 0 Irish, &c. '3B 0 46 " Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 4B 0 46 Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. 62 0 gi Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2401bs SO 0 0 INDIAN CORN, per 4401 b. — 3 B 3B 0 4 0 RYE, per Imperial quarter , 76 0 al MALT, per Imperial quarter IMPORT or GRAIN fur the Week ending Nov. 5. 0 00 0. Wheat. Oats. I Barley Flour. L eal Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Foreign, Iris. Irish, &c. Scks 10 ,1 7,, 16,280 6,931 2,676 4 3,193 I 2,730 COll 6. SHOPMEN v. SHoPwomeN.--(From a w en? spondent.)—The men milliners, or the linen drapers' ess' er eigt as they call themselves, a re , I see , s p eec hif y i n g, organ wo and agitating to compel their employers to receive lea s u .. for for the same wages th e y n ow en j oy . Th e ma sters ina,:leter aught I know, exact much more attendance behind the r s ,,all° than is either reasonabl e , or com p a tibl e w i t h t h e rne ll e : 5 100 being. It is, however, farci ca l t o su pp ose th a t, if ° do wel were shut up earlier, that th e men wou ld i ns t an tly sit d , their books, and labour to improve their barren Ina l hei esir defective morale. No ; th e pl a y-h ouses an d t he pot- eael fr and may be even worse pl aces o f di ss ip at i on , I f ear , would h rot e tractions for these necessarily almost frivolous fellows , fa r g„ e stiel l i (hen science or l earn i ng cou ld un f o ld. B ut i nto this r i" w ord' I shall not now enter, my object being simply to say ° fle d Or in behalf of the thousands of poor helpless u nproten t f oo eter men, whose labour is displ ace d by men . A di st i n guishe e stnr e observes, " Where feminine occupations of a profitabl e mie g a are few, aid therefore o v e r s t oc k e d, an d t h ere f o re Y ie 4 o , scanty maintenance with difficulty, there is the sti.,„ . ni tP temptation to prefer lux ur y w i t h infamy, to hards in P' e ptio . unrecognised honour. Hen c e a rises muc h o f the the of cities—less in the United States than in Europe , "' w here' prevalence of marriage—but awful in extent eeery,soo( Where vice is made to appear the interest of large e hi , e ' ers° women, the observer may be quite sure that domestre; c ierf will be found impure. If he can meet with EV a t e , where the objects of lif e are as var i ous an d as freely el a tes' women as to men, there he may be sure of finding the gr ero #4 amount of domestic purity and peace; for, if wometio helpless, men would find it far less easy to be vicious. rr ible On Thursday morning last o ne o f the most 11 2 pee, occurrences took place at the vill age o f Ellenborougr ee dflP Maryport, which ever fell to our lot to record. Th e A L a be!, and appalling scene was the work of a maniac, Ilare e " d 009" Falcon, aged twenty-six, by whom a helpless and age . 0 ,0 was cruelly deprived of life. Falcon, who is decidedlY i t at tedi was formerly an inmate of a lunatic asylum, but has ber e been a resident in the workhouse at Ellenborough , e r rttb Thursday last she was set to work to peel some potatoe, another pauper, named Jane Ray, ninety-five years T od st• The two women were alone, but they had not been L er in' work till a loud scream was heard in the room. The ntit ble td mates of the workhouse ran to the apartment, but, hnr, l e alit relate, before they reached it the wretched maniac had 1 1 '• severed the head from the body of her venerable vi ctrn :, was even then in the act of violently cutting the old w neck. Mr. Gregg, surgeon, was immediately sent fa r , ' l e on his arrival found the head attach e d t o t h e body 0 1 " 1 0 0 5 little skin, and a small part of th e w i n d p i pe. O n t h e Co l t he inquest being held, these facts were c l ear l y proved, fe t culprit was committed to take her trial for wilfial Mu'i c e rieS the next assizes. The lamentable consequentesienfaaujocoe of: insane paupers to mix unrestra i ne d with o ther m workhouse have frequently been experienced, and the pr' a' cannot be too soon p u t an en d to, or b e too un i ve rsally e demned.— Cumberland Paquet. l a ce Yesterday morning a serious collision took ger° in the River, nearly off Cuckold's Point, Rotherhithe, h e The the City of Aberdeen steamship and the brig Esther;ss ga steamer was coming up in mid-chan ne l, an d the brig e ibe d ing down in ballast, keeping towards the south shoreerd ber ri the steamer, as she rounded the point, suddenly e baeg et e e course, and put her helm a -p ort , w hi c h b rou ght her et lb the brig, and im me di a t e l y a terr ifi c cras h wa s hear• s eri° ," bows of the brigs were stove in, and she sustained other ut ote j damage, which compelled her to bring up, and s e ,b e ee P eitY, D Duke's shor e , on t h e nort h s id e o f t h e River. •"- to Aberdeen also m e t w ith some i n j ury ; b ut not su fficient rt j tre vent her completing he r voyage, an d a f ter s h e bad de ° still brig she proceeded to her moorings off the Hermit a g e yen' Wapping. It was very d ark when the occurren ce hatt er s e ll and there was a good deal of alarm among the Pa ssen° board the steam-ship. f t he An inquest was held yesterday on the W 4 ;01: man named Chap man , w h o was on the Gre at o f P o Railway on M on d a y n i g h t. Nothing was elicited bel bstl facts which have a l rea d y appeare d . Th e deceased a lei business at all upon the line. All the engines carlsoro6 and their fir e s a l so s h ow a li ght during the night- buo.7t, the jury were an x i ous to i mpose a d eo d an d o f Ole „ y targ; pounds on the engine, on the ground that the ConW e ' e 'e e e 'j to have more constables on the railway ; but, after 01 , e a sultation, a verdict of " Accidental death" was recor d Wr it e re s the Coroner was requested by the whole of the Jur i V e tbs t d to the Secretary of the Company, expressing a de s ' r " AP ' better watch should be kept on the line, whereby t resP t ' and accidents may b e p revente d . s eDe b e- ft, Among other in c id ents o f t h e late stormyst P ° o f tb- o f tlt , we learn from Boulogne that one of the boats when off the mouth of the Thames a few days a i n e i ls ' k e sixteen men found clinging to the masts and Y",be ga l e s English vessel, which had been driven on shore hY t i r eee,', o 4 To accomplish this, the boat had to go eight or ten , e - en l9- sh the wreck to the shore, Another boat saved two - gsb - t o sustaining •hemselvea a b ove water on the masts of al e ilisg t eg brig, which had foundered. On the 31st ult. the l ob o il, steamer, on her way from Dover to Boulogne, fe ll l e g ° e t , be, Ajax, bound from Leghorn to Rouen, with a e , - ",, ° 1 a": 01 which had lost her rudder, and was drifting up Cu s " - d e og e ,;gbt mercy of the wind and waves, and in momentary d being wrecked. The Wellington took her in toot ° P her safe into Boulogne. - GREAT ADVANTAGE TO LARGE CoNS III% t ppt TEA. TEAS at WHOLESALE PRICES, in qua ebv't° less than o ne p oun d, i n t i n cases of 61bs. net, or erekclfic 19.1b5. and upwa r d s . To afford every facility larg e c° to s , u e raers, to_vv rr bf a n' o t r b f il s :f/l ig tisement is addres se d, no t l ess than one pound or * Jaw made at this e s t a bli s h ment, as the smill profits will o ' 9 " I v' usual division of quantities made by retail houses. r DE G A . LETR. t l A 2, N ß SE ue l ki L ersb a u n r d y, C c O he . a , psid W e. HOLES A ''. C A joil The NEW FLAT GOLD WA' itb 11 , e " ob r i ' are offered in double-bottomed engine-turned cases,: i s beg a 'obl movements, for Seven Guineas each, or, with higblY;ness zontat movements, jewelled and warranted, at Nine u`^ - 50 ,itb d , na-stohne: Seal: at T. COX SAVORY'S, Working Goldsmith , Si lv fro Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London (Seven Doors ` l°or church-street). ee en ded N. B.—The horizontal construction is strong ly its superior accuracy. go , On the Ist inst., at Tulse-dale Cottage, BIRTHS. Smith, of a daughter. s tree t ' On the 7th inst., Mrs. Tattershall, of Great James ford-row, of a son. Ge e ' On the the the Bth6th ii i i n s s t t ,., , in at G s ro t. sv L en e o o r n - a s r q d u ,s ar_e, the Countess 0f v 1, way, of a son. enough. the lady of the Dean of Wells, o ° f . dy of G On the 3d inst., at Littlecott, East Dulwich, the Walter, Esq., of a son. l' Brixton, 3111.- Dee , MARRIED. rro, 7 t On the 7th inst., a t S t. M ar ' s Newington, Su o a r e co l William J. Ir ons , M.A., Rectoryoi Reed, and Vies of Herts, to Ann, eldest daughter of John Melhuish , • worth House t , Surrey. reu, the sr o On the 30th ult., at Ventnor, in the Isle of , t G e Tlncle fj G. F. Da wson Vi car of St. Mary Bourne, Han' s ' e f the Elizabeth, fifth daughter of Joseph Hadfield, EN" cliff. V n i D lED. ~.„, site d A ~ On the Bth inst., in Devonshire-street, Portland-Poi' tsr Mary, widow of John Cotton, Esq., of Devonshire- Maj or ' toje r Welwn, wife of'' , At Bangalore, on the 24th of May last, Jane, the er o f J. F. Palmer, 32d Native Infantry. On the 6th inst., Elizabeth Mary Spencer, agel i„scloujns•uglitlle the late Edward Spencer, Esq., of Billiter-street, JA-ntboro, At Gloucester, on the 6th inst., the Re'/. John Ke n t' o of tor of St. Michael's, aged 63. OW" On the 7th inst., Alice, the infant ck,ughter of Mrs . i i i io o Russell-street. Bedford-square. 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